Leyva v. Riverbay Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
This appeal presents the issue of whether a private owner of a large housing complex may, without any showing that one of its many outdoor public walkways presents a danger to pedestrians, be held liable to a person criminally assaulted on that walkway on the ground that, had the owner exercised reasonable control over its premises, it would have observed the perpetrators before they assaulted their victim and thereby prevented the crime.
Co-Op City, owned by defendant Riverbay Corporation (CoOp City), is a complex of approximately two square miles, with more…
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